Found 3 items, similar to amalgam.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: amalgam
campuran, kadar
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: amalgam
amalgam
n 1: an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used
by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron
and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists
refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams
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dental amalgam]
2: a combination or blend of diverse things;
“his theory is an
amalgam of earlier ideas”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: amalgam
amalgam
\a*mal"gam\ ([.a]*m[a^]l"gam), n. [F. amalgame, prob.
fr. L. malagma, Gr. ma`lagma, emollient, plaster, poultice,
fr. mala`ssein to make soft, fr. malako`s soft.]
1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an
amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.
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Note: Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally.
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2. A mixture or compound of different things.
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3. (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver.
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amalgam
\a*mal"gam\, v. t. & i. [Cf. F. amalgamer]
To amalgamate. --Boyle. --B. Jonson.
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